Long-Term Care

Boomers Long-Term Care

Lesson Learned

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

There’s a red Mustang in the garage of the Monongahela home where Debbie Leach resides with her long-time partner, Jim.  ...

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Diabetes Drugs, Blood Thinners Are Leading Cause of Adverse Medication Events

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

There are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations each year for adverse drug events that involve U.S. senior citizens, according to a ...

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Start the Conversation: National Healthcare Decisions Day 2012

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Denise Stahl, Executive Director, UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute Families are often given the difficult job of making critical ...

Long-Term Care

Becoming a Caregiver in the Blink of an Eye

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Marilyn Walsh, Baptist Homes Society, Public Relations Director “Mom had been healthy her whole life.  Then, in the blink of ...

Long-Term Care

Dispelling the Fear of Care-Giving: How Proactive Planning Can Make a Difference

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

By Michele Howe “People who are considering care-giving often make one primary mistake, they do not look forward enough in ...

Home Instead Senior Care Long-Term Care

Helping Seniors Live Longer

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Just a century ago, you could expect to live until age 50. That’s it. It was “end of the road,” ...

Long-Term Care

What People Talk About Before They Die

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Great article on hospice care in CNN. Read more about it.

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AdvaCare Home Services, Inc. Named Quality Respiratory Care Provider

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

AdvaCare Home Services has been named a quality respiratory care provider under a new program aimed at making sure residents ...

Long-Term Care

Hospice Care—The Last Chapter

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Everyone has a story – a life that can be broken down into chapters. For patients with a terminal illness ...

Long-Term Care

New Preventive Benefits that Help Medicare Beneficiaries Stay Healthy

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

It’s 2012, and to help people fulfill their New Year’s resolutions to lead healthier lives, the Medicare Rights Center wants ...